Richard Donner
Richard Donner
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Richard Donner

Director 1930-04-24 Bronx, New York, USA

Richard Donner (born Richard Donald Schwartzberg; April 24, 1930 – July 5, 2021) was an American filmmaker. Described as "one of Hollywood's most reliable makers of action blockbusters", Donner directed some of the most financially successful films of the 1970s and 1980s. His career spanning more than six decades crossed genres and influenced trends among filmmakers across the world. Donner began his career in 1957 as a television director. In the 1960s, he directed episodes of the series The Rifleman, The Man fro...

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY
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The Goonies

The Goonies

1985 · Policeman (uncredited)

Superman

Superman

1978 · Man in Street (extended version) (uncredited)

Superman II

Superman II

1980 · Man Walking by Diner (uncredited)

16 Blocks

16 Blocks

2006 · Man Holding a Birthday Cake (uncredited)

Maverick

Maverick

1994 · Dealer (uncredited)

Conspiracy Theory

Conspiracy Theory

1997 · Cab Passenger (uncredited)

Timeline

Timeline

2003 · Man in Car (uncredited)

Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

1989 · Man at Bar (uncredited)

Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut

Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut

2006 · Man Walking by Diner (uncredited)

Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story

Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story

2024 · Self (archive footage)

Out Cold

Out Cold

2001 · Snooty Bartender (uncredited)

E! True Hollywood Story

E! True Hollywood Story

1996 · TV

Lassie

Lassie

1954 · Clay Braddock

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

1964 · Inebriate

Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics

Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics

2013 · Movie

Eli Roth's History of Horror

Eli Roth's History of Horror

2018 · Self

Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics

Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics

2010 · Self (archive footage)

Cursed Films

Cursed Films

2020 · Self - Director, The Omen

Casting By

Casting By

2012 · Self

Inside Moves

Inside Moves

1980 · Man who closes the ambulance doors (uncredited)